Wave

Wave by Hollister is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 2017 in the budget price tier. It opens with grapefruit, mandarin and sea salt, moves into lavender and geranium and dries down to cedarwood, musk and amber. Expect around 5 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
Sea Salt Mineral and dry. Skin after a day at the beach.

Heart

Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.

Dry-down

Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.

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